Brook Dyeing, Meltham

There's not much left to see here. Although the buildings are largely intact, they are largely devoid of machinery. The only reason I went along was to see the enormous water wheel pit, which is about 60-70 feet in diameter, and would probably date from the first half / middle of the 19th Century.

One thing that did strike me was that, like Cheadle Bleachworks, the place had suffered a number of roof collapses. I wonder whether this was a result of the structure weakening over the years due to the humidity of the processes inside weakening the roof trusses. For the most part they were wood, I wonder whether that was chosen instead of steel as it didn't corrode?